Sangli

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Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad
Sangli (India)
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State : IndiaIndia India
State : Maharashtra
District : Sangli
Location : 16 ° 51 ′  N , 74 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 16 ° 51 ′  N , 74 ° 34 ′  E
Height : 563 m
Area : 118.18 km²
Residents : 502,793 (2011)
Population density : 4254 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.smkc.gov.in
Ganpati Mandir
Ganpati Mandir

Sangli ( Marathi : सांगली , Sāṅglī ; as a twin town Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad ) is an Indian city ​​with 436,639 inhabitants.

It is the capital of Sangli District in Maharashtra State . The Krishna River flows past Sangli.

geography

The city is located at 16 ° 52 '0 north latitude and 74 ° 34' 0 east longitude at an altitude of 544 m above sea level. NN approximately 400 km southeast of Mumbai .

economy

Sangli is the largest turmeric trading center in Asia . The city is located in the so-called "Sugar Belt" of Maharashtra . The district has more than thirty sugar factories, making it one of the most important sugar-producing districts in India. There is also the production of oil seeds , trade goods and a fruit market.

Sangli is also known for producing quality wine.

The twin cities of Sangli and Miraj have grown together to form the largest urban agglomeration in the south of Maharashtra. There are significant educational institutions and postgraduate opportunities in the arts , science , management , medicine, and engineering . The infrastructure offers rail connections, affordable housing, local public transport, hotels, etc.

The expansion of wind energy in Sangli is significant .

Miraj, like Sangli, also the capital of one of the earlier princely states - see Miraj (state) and Sangli (state) , is known for making musical instruments.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, Sangli had 436,639 inhabitants, 224,195 men and 212,444 women. The number of children up to six years of age was 50,403, 27,149 boys and 23,254 girls. 327,060 were literate, 180,478 men and 146,582 women.

Web links

Commons : Sangli  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.census2011.co.in
  2. ↑ http://www.censusindia.net/ ( Memento from June 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive )